Survey: Childhood Cancer Survivors Seek More Support from Healthcare Providers, Peers, and Policymakers
Children’s Cancer Cause survey underscores the need for lifelong survivorship care, mental health support, and strong government investment in research. Read more: https://fox5sandiego.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/849874197/survey-childhood-cancer-survivors-seek-more-support-from-healthcare-providers-peers-and-policymakers/
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Diabetes May Increase Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Childhood cancer survivors with diabetes mellitus (DM) have an increased risk of neurocognitive impairment when compared to survivors...
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Childhood Cancer Survivors and Long-Term Risks for Health Conditions: New Data
Some survivors of childhood cancers face a continued elevated risk of premature mortality, new cancers, chronic conditions, and other...
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Functional Problems Shift Over Time Among Children After Brain Tumor Treatment
After completing treatment for brain tumor, children continue to experience problems with body function. These findings were published in...
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Adults who have survived childhood cancer are at increased risk of severe COVID-19
People who have survived cancer as children are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, even decades after their diagnosis. Read...
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Genetics of cardiomyopathy risk in cancer survivors differ by age of onset
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital studied how common and rare genetic variants influence late-onset cardiomyopathy...
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Healthy Aging After Surviving Childhood Cancer Depends on Age, Treatments Received
Survivors of childhood cancers have worse rates of healthy aging with older age at diagnosis, according to results of a study presented...
Aug 12
Young Cancer Survivors Struggle With Persistent Fear of Recurrence
Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is both highly prevalent and psychologically burdensome for adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer...
Aug 5
Genetics and therapy type determine second cancer risk after childhood treatment
Physicians caring for survivors of childhood cancer later in life should be aware that survivors’ genetics, in addition to their...
Jul 31
Childhood Cancer Survivors at Increased Risk of CKD, Hypertension
Childhood cancer survivors had an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hypertension, a Canadian population-based matched...
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